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Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.

ines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]

apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. Sir W. Scott.

To pay; to satisfy or appease. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

To summon; to challenge. [Archaic] Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists. Sir W. Scott.

One who appears. Sir T. Browne.

or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale.

g has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton.

To seek for; to desire. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.

Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.] Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck.

The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.

Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. Hooker.

Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. Holland.

Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. Sir M. Hale.

To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. Sir W. Scott.

iting appetite; as, appetizing food. The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. Sir W. Scott.

To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.] She was skillful in applying his "humors." Sir P. Sidney.